Australian Cricket Thread - No.3 🏏

[King of Ruin]

If you could even call it that.

 

[Stig O'Hara]

Kiwis have been insipid across the board.

Was genuinely hoping for much better from a so-called "World Class" bowling attack. Granted Southee is injured, and Neesham has bowled under duress, but when push comes to shove you go stump to stump, and they haven't been close.........too short, too full...........and the field placings have been goddawful.

Burns and Warner filled their boots today, but crikey this was swim between the flags stuff.

 

[Dramoth]

The NZ bowling has been so poor.

I think that it has been called insipid... uninspiring... poor is a very sanitised version of the description.

 

[HBF]

What a historic day for Australian cricket.
Doesn't get much better than what we saw in 90 overs in Adelaide.

 

[AceAndy]

What a historic day for Australian cricket.
Doesn't get much better than what we saw in 90 overs in Adelaide.

Havent been following the Test at all, whats the score HBF

 

[HBF]

Havent been following the Test at all, whats the score HBF

NZ all out for 202, we're 2/54.

 

[AceAndy]

NZ all out for 202, we're 2/54.

Hmm, 202 not much of a score at Adelaide.

 

[HBF]

Hmm, 202 not much of a score at Adelaide.

They didn't bat very well at all.
And we bowled about as well as we have all series.

 

[thylacine60]

Starc won't bowl again this series. Foot injury.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

Sorry Swampy. Your kids are bog standard.

 

[King of Ruin]

Gifted selection.

Gifted wickets.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

This is hurting. I hate losing to Kiwis.

 

[Jeremias]

This is not just losing. We're being completely belted at the moment.

Of far greater concern is the injury to Starc who is set for a lengthy stint on the sidelines. Surely he is unlikely to be back in time for our series against India and New Zealand early in the new year.

The silver lining is that we're hosting the Windies over the summer. Would much rather him be unavailable for that than a series against a semi-competent test side. We could probably play our fourth string strike bowling attack and beat the Windies comfortably in a test.

 

[Cringle]

We're getting murdered!

 

[Cringle]

Sorry Swampy. Your kids are bog standard.

Yep. What is the go... surely their are better choices available..

 

[King of Ruin]

If you read why S. Marsh was selected. You'll laugh!

 

[HBF]

1 down. 9 to go.

 

[Robbo's my hero]

This is tense. We're relying on Swampy's kids to win the test.

 

[HBF]

What a great test match. Adelaide love a close finish.

 

[Cringle]

Pattinson come in?

 

[HBF]

Pattinson come in?

You'd think so. Was very close to playing in Adelaide.

 

[HBF]

Not Australian cricket, but the India vs Sth Africa match is quite the interesting contest. How long can AB and Amla hang in there.

 

[HBF]

Anyone going to bother with the Windies tour?
They did manage to get 3 wickets in the first session down in Hobart.

 

[Jeremias]

Anyone going to bother with the Windies tour?
They did manage to get 3 wickets in the first session down in Hobart.

Complete and utter waste of time IMO.

The Windies are exciting to watch in the shorter forms of the game, but are complete and utter garbage in the test arena.

Unless we implode (not completely out of the question) we'll win this test and indeed this series in a canter.

 

[HBF]

West Indies are a complete mess.
There test match playing status should be revoked until they can get their house in order.